Wood Products Masters Student Earns StormStruck Scholarship

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Jonathan Aycock

Jonathan Aycock, a Wood Products masters candidate in the NC State Department of Forest Biomaterials, has been named StormStruck Simpson Strong-Tie Structural Engineering & Construction Scholarship recipient for 2012-2013.

This national scholarship is awarded to master and doctoral-degree students in areas related to disaster mitigation. Aycock, who also earned an undergraduate degree in wood products from NC State in 2008, researches the flood resistance of wood products with Dr. Dave Tilotta, an associate professor of wood products, chemist, and housing expert who leads NC State’s partnership with the national Resilient Home Program.

Aycock will accept the award at the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) Annual Meeting this coming November.

When One Shot Means Everything

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

NC State’s PGA Golf Managmement team are the 2012 Carolina’s Cup champions!

Carolina's Cup Trophy Sunday, March 11 marked the first time in history that a PGA/GM school has held the Jones and Carolina’s Cup trophies within the same calendar year. On Thursday, ten elite North Carolina State University PGA/GM students trekked 175 miles to Myrtle Beach, S.C., with hopes of ousting the Carolina’s Cup competition on the newly renovated Hackler Course. After his practice round on Friday, senior Alex Kowalski warned that the new greens were firm, tricky, and unresponsive. “It’s gonna make for an interesting couple of days,” he said.

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Venditti Named TAPPI Fellow for 2012

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Dr. Richard Venditti

Dr. Richard Venditti has been named a 2012 TAPPI Fellow by the nation’s leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging and converting industries, TAPPI. He is currently on the faculty of the Department of Forest Biomaterials in North Carolina State University’s College of Natural Resources.

According to TAPPI, Fellow is an honorary title bestowed upon a very small percentage of TAPPI’s membership. It is given to individuals who have made extraordinary technical or service contributions to the industry and/or the Association. The new Fellows will be honored at the TAPPI Fellows Luncheon on Sunday, April 22, 2012 held in conjunction with the 2012 PaperCon meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

“As an outstanding educator Dr. Venditti has made major contributions to the pulp and paper industry by training and educating many technical and engineering graduates who now work and hold key positions in our industry,” said Larry N. Montague, president and CEO of TAPPI. “In addition, he’s conducted top level research in areas such as recycling and more recently into bio-based materials and biofuels. He’s an outstanding choice for this prestigious award.”

Currently Venditti teaches Chemical Process Control, Unit Operations of Pulp and Paper, and Life Cycle Analysis at NCSU and he’s also director of the Hands-on Workshop for Pulp and Paper Basics co-sponsored by NCSU and TAPPI.

His research group’s goal at NCSU is to develop and understand systems for the effective utilization of renewable resources to produce sustainable products, including polymeric materials and biofuels.

In addition to TAPPI he is a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment. In 2001 he was awarded The Investigator of the Year Award by the AF&PA Containerboard Group Technical Division for his research in paper recycling. In 2009 he received a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Environmental Science for travel to South Africa and in 2010 was awarded the Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students Advocacy Award at NCSU.

Venditti received a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering at Princeton University and B.S. degrees in Pulp and Paper Technology and Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University.

About TAPPI:
TAPPI is the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging and converting industries and publisher of Paper360° and TAPPI JOURNAL. Through information exchange, events, trusted content and networking opportunities, TAPPI helps members elevate their performance by providing solutions that lead to better, faster and more cost-effective ways of doing business. It has provided management training and networking to the industry’s leaders for more than 97 years. Visit www.tappi.org.
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Deborah Chafin, TAPPI Marketing, dchafin@tappi.org, 770-209-7216
Tilla Fearn, NCSU College of Natural Resources, tilla_fearn@ncsu.edu, 919,513-4644

Attarian Is New AAC Southern Applachian Conservation Ambassador

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

The American Alpine Club has announced that Dr. Aram Attarian of NC State University has been named to serve as Conservation Ambassador for the Southern Appalachian Section of ACC.

Dr. Attarian will replace Patrick Weaver, owner and chief guide of the Appalachian Mountain Institute, who has completed a two year tour in this critical role. He will be assisted by a Conservation Working Group comprised of volunteers drawn from across the section. They will work with the AAC Conservation Committee Chair Ellen Lapham, Conservation Committee Sections Liaison Fred Glover, and the Section Chair to further implement these roles and the section’s conservation strategy, programs, and projects.

Attarian is an Associate Professor in the North Carolina State University College of Natural Resources, Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management. He also serves as Director of the National Association of State Park Directors-State Park Leadership School. He was involved in the early years of the Carolina Climbers Coalition, and has served on the CCC Board of Directors. He played a critical role in the CCC efforts to replace aging bolts at Carolina crags, and authored the Climbing Management Plan for Laurel Knob. Attarian currently serves as a member of the AAC Safety Advisory Council and assists the editor of Accidents in North American Mountaineering.

About The American Alpine Club
The American Alpine Club provides knowledge and inspiration, conservation and advocacy, and logistical support for the climbing community. The AAC advocates for American climbers domestically and around the world; provides grants and volunteer opportunities to protect and conserve the places we climb; hosts local and national climbing festivals and events; publishes two of the world’s most sought-after climbing annuals, The American Alpine Journal and Accidents in North American Mountaineering; cares for the world’s leading climbing library and country’s leading mountaineering museum; manages the Grand Teton Climbers’ Ranch as part of a larger lodging network for climbers; and annually gives $80,000+ toward climbing, conservation, and research grants to adventurers who travel the world.
More at americanalpineclub.org.

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CNR Student Wins Krispy Kreme Challenge

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Carly Swanson, NC State Student -1st place winner in the women's race in the 2012 Krispy Kreme Challenge

Carly Swanson, PRTM major at NC State is the 1st place winning woman in the 2012 Krispy Kreme Challenge

The Krispy Kreme Challenge was held February 4, 2012. The KKC has been a tradition since 2004, in which race participants run from NC State University’s Bell Tower to the Krispy Kreme in downtown Raleigh, eat a dozen doughnuts, then run back to the bell tower in under an hour. This year, the KKC racecourse was widened, and changed from 4 to 5 miles in order to accommodate the 7,700 runners. The race proceeds benefited the NC Children’s Hospital, and over $122,000 was donated this year.

Carly Swanson, a senior majoring in Sport Management and minoring in Journalism, placed first for the women challengers. She ran the 5 miles and ate all dozen doughnuts, with a time of 36:14. Carly did not train for this race, and had not had a doughnut in about 3 years.

Even though she did not train for this particular race, she made a pact with her mom a year ago to run in a charity running race once a month. With this pact, Carly runs and works out every day to stay motivated.

Health and wellness promotion is something Carly has been interested in since her freshman year. She started off working as a Marketing Agent at NCSU’s University Recreation. After her freshman year, she was promoted to Student Director of Marketing, which is a position she still holds her senior year.

Carly Swanson of Concord, NC gives the NC State Wolfpack handsignal

Not only has Carly been a fulltime student, but she has also worked in a few internships and other jobs as well. She was a group fitness instructor at Carmichael Recreation Center, a Community Assistant at The College Inn Apartments, and worked in a marketing internship at Richard Childress Racing. Even though she is busy with extra curricular activities, she takes her studies seriously, and is a Student Ambassador for The College of Natural Resources, as well as a member on the Dean’s List every semester.

In her last semester at NCSU, Carly is staying busy going to classes, working at University Recreation, and she has recently started a News/Sports Internship with News 14 Carolina. She works at both the Raleigh and Charlotte newsrooms, because her family is from Concord, NC, which is twenty minutes away from the Charlotte station. She likes to go home to Concord, so she can work part time at Ann Taylor at Concord Mills, and hang out with family and friends.

Upon graduation in May, Carly plans to build on her Sport Management and Journalism foundation. She will pursue a Master’s in Communication Studies, with a focus in public relations and health promotions. She would like to continue working with News 14 Carolina, and one day become a news, sports, or health reporter.

Congratulations, Carly!

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